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Larry and Peggy Schneider's Summer Travels

Railtown 1897

Designated a California Historical Landmark located in Jamestown where history comes to life
with vintage steam trains, a working roundhouse, and the timeless Sierra
Railway Shops.Larry tells us, “The water tower is the one that
opened the TV show Petticoat Junction.For some dumb reason they built a cover over it. Also several old west movies were filmed using
the equipment here.”

California State Railroad
Museum

Home to 225,000 square feet
of exhibits, beautifully restored locomotives and rolling stock which illustrates
railroad history in California and the West.

Visitors
to the Thunder Junction Railroad at Tonaquint Park will notice the C.
P. Huntington engine used there is patterned after Southern Pacific's
first locomotive. Its specifications are listed above. The Museum restored the locomotive to its 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition appearance in 1980.

Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Railroad

A fun-filled excursion for the entire family located only
10 minutes from the southern entrance of Yosemite National Park off of Highway
41. The historic railroad offers train rides, gold panning, an on-site rail
museum, and a fun gifts & collectibles store. Open April through October.